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Transcendental spheres: dancing Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Zurich

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“compelling staging”
Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 24 November 2019
Messa da Requiem (Christian Spuck)
Ballett Zürich
Karina Canellakis, Conductor
Christian Schmidt, Set Designer
Emma Ryott, Costume Designer
Anna Khamzina, Dancer
Alexander Jones, Dancer
Filipe Portugal, Dancer
Yen Han, Dancer
Giulia Tonelli, Dancer
William Moore, Dancer
Guanqun Yu, Soprano
Agnieszka Rehlis, Mezzo-soprano
Stephen Costello, Tenor
Georg Zeppenfeld, Bass
Zurich Opera
Zurich Opera Chorus
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Martin Gephardt, Lighting Designer
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